<< rahvin!!!! Bravo!!!!!!! Well done man, it brings me great joy to watch the "intellectually elite" (LOL as if.....) self-destruct out in the open like you've just done. >>
lol, welcome to my fan club. Did I bash your buddy Tex too many times?
syadmin,
Glad to see you are going to try at custody a second time. My recommendation to you is to get signed afidavidits <sp> from all these people that are telling you to get custody of your daughter. Prepare it all in advance and make sure the ex never has a clue you are going to try to go for custody, you want to blindside her with this. You should under no circumstances talk to your ex in any manner that you wouldn't want played back for the court on a tape. If you can go into court with a dozen letters from people in positions that know (social workers, police officers, etc) that you should have custody then you will be in a MUCH better situation. All those letters are statements about your ex's lack of character and lack of parenting ability. Also if you can afford it, on one of your visitations before you file (after you have a lawyer) take your daughter for a psych evaluation and get him to write a letter telling the court the child is being damaged permanently by being with her mother. You should also make the court aware that the ex is living with a convicted? child molester.
The first thing you should keep in mind is that you will have to accept that your ex will get visitation and still have parental rights. Don't be vindictive. The court is only considered in what is best for the child, they don't care what either of the parents think or feel. Your medical conditions will count against you, anything that will take your time from your daughter will count against you. Above all, if you can, get the judge to interview the child in private, alone.